Economic dataGross domestic product Consumer prices Unemployment Current-account Budget Interest rates Currency units
% change on year ago % change on year ago rate balance balance 10-yr gov't bonds change on per $ % change
latest quarter* 2019† latest 2019† % % of GDP, 2019† % of GDP, 2019† latest,% year ago, bp Sep 4th on year ago
United States 2.3 Q2 2.0 2.2 1.8 Jul 2.0 3.7 Jul -2.2 -4.7 1.5 -136 -
China 6.2 Q2 6.6 6.2 2.8 Jul 2.8 3.6 Q2§ 0.7 -4.5 3.0 §§ -45.0 7.15 -4.5
Japan 1.2 Q2 1.8 1.0 0.6 Jul 1.0 2.2 Jul 3.3 -3.0 -0.3 -38.0 106 4.8
Britain 1.2 Q2 -0.8 1.1 2.1 Jul 1.9 3.9 May†† -4.1 -1.8 0.5 -95.0 0.82 -4.9
Canada 1.6 Q2 3.7 1.6 2.0 Jul 2.0 5.7 Jul -2.5 -0.9 1.1 -110 1.33 -0.8
Euro area 1.1 Q2 0.8 1.3 1.0 Aug 1.4 7.5 Jul 2.9 -1.1 -0.7 -104 0.91 -4.4
Austria 1.7 Q2 -0.9 1.3 1.4 Jul 1.7 4.4 Jul 1.9 0.1 -0.4 -102 0.91 -4.4
Belgium 1.2 Q2 0.9 1.2 1.3 Aug 1.8 5.7 Jul 0.1 -0.9 -0.3 -100 0.91 -4.4
France 1.4 Q2 1.3 1.2 1.1 Aug 1.2 8.5 Jul -0.9 -3.3 -0.4 -107 0.91 -4.4
Germany 0.4 Q2 -0.3 0.8 1.4 Aug 1.6 3.0 Jul 6.5 0.7 -0.7 -104 0.91 -4.4
Greece 1.9 Q2 3.4 1.8 nil Jul 0.8 17.2 May -3.0 0.3 1.6 -299 0.91 -4.4
Italy -0.1 Q2 0.1 0.1 0.5 Aug 0.9 9.9 Jul 1.9 -2.5 0.8 -224 0.91 -4.4
Netherlands 2.0 Q2 2.1 1.7 2.5 Jul 2.6 4.2 Jul 9.7 0.6 -0.6 -103 0.91 -4.4
Spain 2.3 Q2 1.9 2.2 0.3 Aug 0.9 13.9 Jul 0.6 -2.3 0.1 -136 0.91 -4.4
Czech Republic 2.4 Q2 2.6 2.6 2.9 Jul 2.5 2.2 Jul‡ 0.2 0.2 1.1 -102 23.4 -5.0
Denmark 1.9 Q2 3.2 1.8 0.4 Jul 0.9 3.8 Jul 6.8 1.0 -0.7 -98.0 6.76 -4.6
Norway -0.7 Q2 1.0 1.8 1.9 Jul 2.3 3.6 Jun‡‡ 7.1 6.6 1.1 -66.0 9.04 -6.9
Poland 4.2 Q2 3.2 4.0 2.8 Aug 2.0 5.2 Jul§ -0.7 -2.0 1.9 -133 3.94 -5.3
Russia 0.9 Q2 na 1.3 4.6 Jul 4.8 4.5 Jul§ 7.2 2.1 7.1 -180 66.1 3.1
Sweden 1.4 Q2 -0.3 1.6 1.7 Jul 1.9 6.9 Jul§ 4.5 0.4 -0.4 -86.0 9.75 -6.5
Switzerland 1.7 Q1 2.3 1.6 0.3 Aug 0.5 2.3 Jul 9.6 0.5 -0.9 -93.0 0.98 nil
Turkey -1.5 Q2 na -0.7 15.0 Aug 16.1 12.8 May§ -0.2 -2.8 15.4 -550 5.67 18.2
Australia 1.4 Q2 1.9 2.2 1.6 Q2 1.7 5.2 Jul -0.4 0.1 0.9 -158 1.47 -5.4
Hong Kong 0.5 Q2 -1.7 1.7 3.3 Jul 2.6 2.9 Jul‡‡ 4.0 0.4 1.0 -119 7.84 0.1
India 5.0 Q2 2.9 5.2 3.1 Jul 3.6 8.4 Aug -1.5 -3.5 6.5 -151 72.1 -0.9
Indonesia 5.0 Q2 na 5.1 3.5 Aug 3.1 5.0 Q1§ -2.8 -2.0 7.3 -106 14,153 5.5
Malaysia 4.9 Q2 na 4.4 1.4 Jul 0.8 3.3 Jun§ 2.5 -3.5 3.3 -78.0 4.20 -1.4
Pakistan 3.3 2019** na 3.3 11.6 Aug 9.1 5.8 2018 -3.4 -7.1 13.3 ††† 326 156 -20.5
Philippines 5.5 Q2 5.7 5.7 1.7 Aug 3.3 5.4 Q3§ -2.1 -2.5 4.5 -196 51.9 3.1
Singapore 0.1 Q2 -3.3 0.9 0.4 Jul 0.6 2.2 Q2 15.8 -0.6 1.7 -71.0 1.38 nil
South Korea 2.1 Q2 4.2 1.9 nil Aug 0.7 3.9 Jul§ 4.0 0.6 1.4 -95.0 1,208 -7.7
Taiwan 2.4 Q2 2.7 2.4 0.4 Jul 0.5 3.7 Jul 11.4 -1.0 0.7 -16.0 31.4 -2.0
Thailand 2.3 Q2 2.4 2.5 0.5 Aug 1.2 1.1 Jul§ 7.2 -2.8 1.4 -110 30.6 7.2
Argentina -5.8 Q1 -0.9 -2.9 54.4 Jul‡ 53.4 10.1 Q1§ -1.5 -3.7 11.3 562 55.7 -29.9
Brazil 1.0 Q2 1.8 0.8 3.2 Jul 3.8 11.8 Jul§ -1.1 -5.8 5.4 -461 4.12 0.7
Chile 1.9 Q2 3.4 2.6 2.2 Jul 2.3 7.2 Jul§‡‡ -2.5 -1.3 2.7 -176 723 -4.1
Colombia 3.4 Q2 5.6 3.1 3.8 Jul 3.5 10.7 Jul§ -4.4 -2.5 5.9 -98.0 3,398 -9.2
Mexico -0.8 Q2 0.1 0.3 3.8 Jul 3.6 3.6 Jul -1.7 -2.5 7.0 -105 19.8 -2.0
Peru 1.2 Q2 4.1 3.0 2.0 Aug 2.2 4.6 Jul§ -1.8 -2.0 5.6 64.0 3.40 -2.4
Egypt 5.7 Q2 na 5.6 8.7 Jul 9.1 7.5 Q2§ -0.4 -6.8 na nil 16.5 8.3
Israel 2.3 Q2 1.0 3.5 0.5 Jul 0.9 3.7 Jul 2.3 -4.0 1.0 -104 3.53 2.5
Saudi Arabia 2.4 2018 na 1.9 -1.4 Jul -1.1 5.7 Q1 2.9 -5.9 na nil 3.75 nil
South Africa 0.9 Q2 3.1 0.8 4.0 Jul 4.6 29.0 Q2§ -4.1 -4.7 8.1 -112 14.8 2.8
Source: Haver Analytics. *% change on previous quarter, annual rate. †The Economist Intelligence Unit estimate/forecast. §Not seasonally adjusted. ‡New series. **Year ending June. ††Latest 3 months. ‡‡3-month moving
average. §§5-year yield. †††Dollar-denominated bonds.80 The EconomistSeptember 7th 2019
Commodities
The Economist commodity-price index % change on
2005=100 Aug 27th Sep 3rd* month year
Dollar Index
All Items 131.8 130.6 -1.6 -5.3
Food 141.5 139.2 -2.8 -1.5
Industrials
All 121.7 121.6 -0.2 -9.4
Non-food agriculturals 110.0 109.2 -1.6 -18.5
Metals 126.8 126.9 0.3 -5.6
Sterling Index
All items 195.3 196.4 -1.0 0.5
Euro Index
All items 147.6 148.1 0.4 -0.2
Gold
$ per oz 1,539.0 1,548.9 5.1 29.9
West Texas Intermediate
$ per barrel 54.9 53.9 0.6 -22.8
Sources: CME Group; Cotlook; Darmenn & Curl; Datastream from
Refinitiv; FT; ICCO; ICO; ISO; Live Rice Index; LME; NZ Wool Services;
Thompson Lloyd & Ewart; Urner Barry; WSJ. *Provisional.Markets
% change on: % change on:
Index one Dec 31st index one Dec 31st
In local currency Sep 4th week 2018 Sep 4th week 2018
United States S&P 500 2,937.8 1.7 17.2
United States NAScomp 7,976.9 1.5 20.2
China Shanghai Comp 2,957.4 2.2 18.6
China Shenzhen Comp 1,636.4 2.7 29.1
Japan Nikkei 225 20,649.1 0.8 3.2
Japan Topix 1,506.8 1.1 0.9
Britain FTSE 100 7,311.3 2.8 8.7
Canada S&P TSX 16,448.8 1.1 14.8
Euro area EURO STOXX 50 3,450.8 2.5 15.0
France CAC 40 5,532.1 3.0 16.9
Germany DAX* 12,025.0 2.8 13.9
Italy FTSE/MIB 21,737.8 3.6 18.6
Netherlands AEX 563.5 2.7 15.5
Spain IBEX 35 8,856.6 1.3 3.7
Poland WIG 56,176.5 2.4 -2.6
Russia RTS, $ terms 1,330.8 5.1 24.8
Switzerland SMI 9,894.6 1.4 17.4
Tu r ke y BIST 100,077.4 4.3 9.6
Australia All Ord. 6,656.1 0.8 16.6
Hong Kong Hang Seng 26,523.2 3.5 2.6
India BSE 36,724.7 -1.9 1.8
Indonesia IDX 6,269.7 -0.2 1.2
Malaysia KLSE 1,599.9 0.6 -5.4Pakistan KSE 30,244.7 -1.3 -18.4
Singapore STI 3,130.6 2.4 2.0
South Korea KOSPI 1,988.5 2.4 -2.6
Taiwan TWI 10,657.3 2.1 9.6
Thailand SET 1,658.6 2.6 6.1
Argentina MERV 24,664.6 -3.1 -18.6
Brazil BVSP 101,200.9 3.1 15.1
Mexico IPC 42,324.5 3.4 1.6
Egypt EGX 30 14,841.4 1.7 13.9
Israel TA-125 1,478.7 1.2 10.9
Saudi Arabia Tadawul 8,058.4 -1.4 3.0
South Africa JSE AS 54,907.2 1.2 4.1
World, dev'd MSCI 2,149.8 1.8 14.1
Emerging markets MSCI 990.6 2.6 2.6US corporate bonds, spread over Treasuries
Dec 31st
Basis points latest 2018
Investment grade 169 190
High-yield 540 571
Sources: Datastream from Refinitiv; Standard & Poor's Global Fixed
Income Research. *Total return index.For more countries and additional data, visit
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